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A Study of the Approach of Carter`s State Officials in the Historiography of the Islamic Revolution of Iran
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Nasimeh Rezaei *1   , Yaghub Tavakoli2 |
1- , nasimehrezaei@gmail.com
2- Associate professor of Iran`s Political History, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran. |
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Abstract: (155 Views) |
Among the current works in the historiography of the Islamic Revolution, the memoirs of American senior officials are of particular importance. The present study examines six of these memoirs by raising the question: What was the approach of these individuals in writing the history of the Islamic Revolution? The findings of this study show that, given the disastrous effects of the Iranian Revolution on the United States, the Carter`s state was accused by public opinion in that country of negligence towards the Iranian Revolution, and the question has been raised regarding its practical position as to how the US government was able to lose one of its most important areas of influence in the world by allowing such a revolution to occur. Therefore, these memoirs were written with an excusative approach, seeking to provide reasons to justify their actions and absolve themselves of the accusations. In order to achieve this goal, these individuals have refrained from stating many facts in recording the events of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, have largely disregarded honesty, and have even attempted to distort the facts of the Islamic Revolution and Iranian history.
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| Keywords: Islamic Revolution, Historiography of the Islamic Revolution, Distortion, Purifying Pahlavi, Jimmy Carter. |
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Type of Study: Research |
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